splash around

splæʃ əˈraʊnd

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Definition of splash around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

leisureplay in water in a carefree manner

The kids love to splash around in the pool.

frolic

paddle

splash about

chaotic actionact chaotically or without clear purpose

He splashed around with different ideas for the project.

flounder

thrash about

wallow

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Expressions with splash

splash about

move energetically in water causing splashes

The children love to splash about in the pool.

make a big splash

attract a lot of attention or publicity

The new product made a big splash in the market.

make a splash

do something that attracts attention or interest

The new product launch made a splash in the market.

splash out

spend a lot of money on non-essentials

They decided to splash out on a new car.

splash the cash

spend a lot of money freely

They decided to splash the cash on a luxury vacation.

splash down

land in water from the air

The capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

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slop around

liquid movement

spill or splash around without control

Examples of splash around in a sentence

Tourists splash around in the ocean waves joyfully.
The children splashed around in the pool, laughing loudly.
She splashed around with her plans, never settling on one.

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French:s'ébattre, ...
German:herumplanschen, herumprobieren, ...
Italian:schizzare, agitarsi, ...
Spanish:chapotear, ...
Portuguese:chapinhar, andar às voltas com, ...
Chinese:嬉水, 胡乱尝试, ...
Japanese:水遊びをする, 試行錯誤する, ...
Arabic:تَرَاشَّ فِي المَاء, تَخَبَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּכְשֵׁךְ, לְהִתְפַּזֵּר, ...
Russian:плескаться, метаться, ...
Ukrainian:плескатися, ...
Hindi:छपछपाना, हाथ-पाँव मारना, ...
Bengali:পানিতে ছিটাছিটি করা, অগোছালোভাবে কাজ করা, ...
Catalan:xipollejar, anar a les palpentes, ...
Czech:cákat se, tápat, ...
Danish:plaske rundt, rode rundt, ...
Dutch:spetteren, rommelen, ...
Greek:πλατσουρίζω, πειραματίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:pancsolni, kapkodni, ...
Khmer:លេងបាចទឹក, ប្រព្រឹត្តដោយច្របូកច្របល់, ...
Korean:물장구치다, 이리저리 헤매다, ...
Persian:آب‌بازی کردن, ور رفتن, ...
Polish:pluskać się, miotać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):chapinhar, agir sem rumo, ...
Romanian:a se bălăci, a face tot felul de lucruri, ...
Swedish:plaska runt, experimentera, ...
Thai:เล่นน้ำ, ทำแบบสะเปะสะปะ, ...
Turkish:su sıçratmak, düzensizce uğraşmak, ...
Vietnamese:vầy nước, loay hoay, ...

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